. >> a lot of times that kind of gets lost in translation that islam is our religion, yes, but our country is the united states of america. >> you're patriots. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: she met her husband after college and he converted to islam after their marriage. >> reporter: do people treat you differently now? >> i get a lot of people don't think i speak english. but other than that, it's not too bad. >> do they try to speak loudly to you, and slowly? >> yes, and i'm like -- i'm american. are they talking to me. >> reporter: during the whole month of rahmadon, muslims rise from sunrise to sunset. the brothers have kept fast their football careers. >> i've been fasting since age 7, so i have a little bit of experience. i've been fasting and playing football since high school, which was 2002. every year is a new challenge, and with rahmadon traveling into summer, i would have lost the career before he began. fasting, he made a horrible first impression on the vikings, inexplicably shaking. >> we said, what's going on, man? we see your play going the other way. he explained the situat